Daily+Life

Egyptians had very simple lives which revolved around the Nile River. They got money, food, and a living from the Nile. They also devoted their lives to their gods, priests, pharaohs, and nobles. They learned from them and they made a living out of what they earned from them. They worked hard so that they could live peacefully with their families and have a comfortable life. The Egyptians had very fun loving families and they never killed any of their children because they were abnormal, or because they were not the gender that their parents had wanted them to be. However, if the family couldn’t afford a child, they would leave it somewhere and it would die on its own.
 * Daily Life **  **Page By: Parsa Ahmed and Prarthana Venkatesh 6B**

Egyptian boys and girls both went to school but the boys went to school for a longer period or time and the girls were to stop going to school when they were twelve so that they could learn the household chores and help their parents with the house and farm. If the family couldn’t afford to send their children to school, the children were not educated and the boys had to take after their father and learn how to do their father’s skill (job). The girls helped both their parents with their jobs.

The Egyptians were separated into three societies. There were laborers, commoners, and the nobles. The laborers had extremely simple lives and they lived in small houses and worked as servants for the nobles or for the pharaohs. The commoners led better lives and they had enough food to eat, a house, a comfortable life, and a job as a farmer, craftsman, and if they were really intelligent, they could become a scribe. The nobles had a posh life whe-re they owned land and had many servants to take care of their children and their houses.

Marriage was very important in Egypt and the pharaohs and the nobles were believed to have several wives while the commoners had only one. The Egyptians were wedded when the female was around twelve years old and the male was usually a few years older. Most of the time the elders in the family chose the male’s spouse but sometime the males chose their own wives. There was a rule for divorce, it was not common but it did happen sometimes. The wife went to her family if her husband treated her badly and normally the wife’ parents would try to convince the husband to change his behavior, but if things still didn’t go right, divorce took place.  Life for Ancient Egyptians basically depended on the Nile River. But, their life was also affected by their position in the social pyramid. Most Egyptian laborers worked as field hands and farmers, or as craftsmen and scribes, with only a very small part of the society being wealthy and noble.  Education was expensive, and only boys went to school. If a family couldn't afford to send their son to school, he would go and work with his father when he was old enough. Girls were expected to help their mothers at home.
 * Life of Laborers & Workers **